When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 106

Chapter 106 Facing the Mirror

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“Yvonne was still young back then. As she grew, her face began to look more natural. Even Shauna nearly forgot what she used to look like.”

Natalie had never known Yvonne carried such a past.

These days, she had often heard Yvonne talk about her sister with admiration. Natalie had met Phantom as well. That woman hardly spoke, but her hands were quick, her work efficient. Beyond that, Natalie hadn’t paid much attention.

She had always assumed Yvonne and Phantom were real sisters. Though she once wondered why they had different surnames, she hadn’t asked.

Seeing her surprise, Baron smiled faintly.

Natalie thought he looked devastatingly handsome when he smiled, especially with that tear mole at the corner of his eye. It was a charm that could seduce anyone.

Her heart clenched when she thought of her own state.

Her body covered in burn scars. Her hair and eyebrows gone. Her face pitted and uneven, with only her features intact.

Beside Baron, who looked like a being exiled from heaven, she was nothing but a demon dragged from hell.

But wasn’t that what she was?

The demon Jensen and Sharon had forced into existence,

Suddenly, she felt that compared to Yvonne, her own scars were nothing at all.

Biting her lip, she whispered, “Baron, can you get me a mirror?”

He hesitated, worry flickering in his eyes. “Why do you want a mirror?”

“I want to see what I look like now. And if you can… take a picture. I want to remember this.”

Her eyes were rimmed with red.

Pain lanced through Baron’s chest. He wanted to refuse, to promise her she would be healed, but the words died on his lips.

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Chapter 106 Facing the Mirror

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He understood–Natalie needed to face herself. Only then could she stand strong again.

It tore at him, but he supported her choice.

With conflicted emotions, he pulled out his phone, opened the camera, and handed it to her.

The moment Natalie saw her reflection, she nearly dropped the phone.

Calling herself a demon had been kind. Even demons would fear this face.

And the ones who had reduced her to this were Jensen and Sharon.

Her fingers clenched around the phone so tightly the skin split, blood welling out. She didn’t

care.

She wanted to burn this pain into her memory.

Baron took a step forward, then stopped himself.

“Have you decided? Do you want to take your revenge with your own hands? If you do, I’ll stand with you. Your strongest support.”

His voice wasn’t loud, but every word landed with weight and power.

Natalie’s heart trembled.

She lifted her gaze, meeting his steady eyes, his unwavering support. For the first time, she thought maybe the heavens hadn’t been so cruel to her after all.

Not everyone got to meet a man like this.

“Baron, I know how you feel about me. I want to answer you, but right now… I can’t. Not until my hatred is avenged. Please don’t blame me.”

“I won’t. As long as you stay with me and the children, I’ll wait. For as long as it takes.”

His words drew a fragile smile from her lips.

“Alright.”

She felt as if she’d seen sunlight, glimpsed tomorrow.

Before, she had worried what price the Witch Doctor might demand. But now? She wasn’t afraid of death itself–what else was there to fear?

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